Jose Marti: Major Poems - a bilingual edition
Jose Marti; Randall, Elinor (trans); Foner, Philip Sheldon (ed)
Holmes & Meier Publishers (1982)
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Hardcover 0841907617
USA  eng

Credits
Translator E. Randall
Product Details
LoC Classification PQ7389.M2A27 1982
Dewey 861
Nationality Cuban
Dust Jacket dj
Cover Price $29.95
No. of Pages 174
Height x Width 9.3 x 6.3  inch
First Edition Yes
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Conflict 19th Century misc
Notes
José Julián Martí Pérez (January 28, 1853–May 19, 1895) was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence"


José Martí was killed in battle against Spanish troops at the Battle of Dos Ríos, near the confluence of the rivers Contramaestre and Cauto, on May 19, 1895. Many have argued that Maceo and others had always spurned Martí for never participating in combat, which may have compelled Martí to that ill-fated suicidal two-man charge.